Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1996-1997 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
1996-1997 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | K. Anderson | J. Rider | C. Robinson | R. Wallace | A. Sabonis |
Rotation | R. Robinson | S. Augmon | G. Trent | C. Dudley | |
Rotation | D. Wingfield | ||||
Lim PT | M. Butler | J. O'Neal | |||
Lim PT | M. Brown |
1996-1997 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Seattle SuperSonics | 57-25 | - |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56-26 | 1 |
3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-33 | 8 |
4 | Phoenix Suns | 40-42 | 17 |
5 | Los Angeles Clippers | 36-46 | 21 |
6 | Sacramento Kings | 34-48 | 23 |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 30-52 | 27 |
1996-1997 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Kenny Anderson | 82 | 37.6 | 17.5 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Cliff Robinson | 81 | 38.0 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
J.R. Rider | 76 | 33.7 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Rasheed Wallace | 62 | 30.5 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Arvydas Sabonis | 69 | 25.5 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Gary Trent | 82 | 23.4 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Chris Dudley | 81 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Dontonio Wingfield | 47 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Stacey Augmon | 40 | 16.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 45 | 10.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Aaron McKie | 41 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Mitchell Butler | 49 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Rumeal Robinson | 27 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Marcus Brown | 21 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Randolph Childress | 19 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Sasa Djordjevic | 8 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Reggie Jordan | 9 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Ruben Nembhard | 2 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Ennis Whatley | 3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
1996-1997 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Marcus Brown was selected as the #17 pick in the Second Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Marcus Brown signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1996. Jermaine O'Neal was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Jermaine O'Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 29, 1996. Cliff Robinson was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Cliff Robinson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 1, 1989. Cliff Robinson signed a multi-year extension with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 15, 1991. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Gary Trent, the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 28, 1995. Gary Trent signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 3, 1995. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Stacey Augmon was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Detroit Pistons on January 24, 1997. Mitchell Butler was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Washington Wizards on July 15, 1996. J.R. Rider was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 23, 1996. Rasheed Wallace was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Washington Wizards on July 15, 1996. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Kenny Anderson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 23, 1996. Chris Dudley signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 3, 1993. Chris Dudley re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on August 28, 1994. Rumeal Robinson signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on February 24, 1997. Rumeal Robinson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 6, 1997. Arvydas Sabonis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 29, 1995. Dontonio Wingfield signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 5, 1995. Dontonio Wingfield re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 23, 1996. |
1996-1997 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Paul Allen | Owner | 1988-1989 | N/A |
P.J. Carlesimo | Head Coach | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Dick Harter | Assistant Coach | 1994-1995 | Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 1990 to 1994) |
Rick Carlisle | Assistant Coach | 1994-1995 | Assistant Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 1989 to 1994) |
Elston Turner | Assistant Coach | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Bob Whitsitt | General Manager | 1994-1995 | General Manager (Oklahoma City Thunder, 1986 to 1994) |
Mark Warkentien | Director of Scouting | 1994-1995 | Scout (Oklahoma City Thunder, 1991 to 1994) |
Dan Burke | Scout | 1993-1994 | Video Coordinator (Portland Trail Blazers, 1989 to 1993) |
Jay Jensen | Head Athletic Trainer | 1994-1995 | Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1994) |
Dr. Tom Reis | Team Physician | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |